[Elecraft] 80 Meter loop question

Jim Brown jim at audiosystemsgroup.com
Sat Apr 2 18:00:03 EDT 2016


On Sat,4/2/2016 2:20 PM, Chuck - AE4CW wrote:
> Properly
> sized and fed, they offer well under 2:1 SWR within all the HF bands with
> the exception of 60M and 30M and perhaps 80M depending on the installed
> height.

BUT -- remember that SWR is NOT a measure of antenna PERFORMANCE -- that 
is, how strong is the signal that it radiates, and the DESIRED angles, 
both vertical and horizontal. MANY antennas that have low SWR are lousy 
antennas!

73, Jim K9YC


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